Saturday, September 29, 2007

Jon Fleischman Answers The Question

For years I have volunteered here at home as a uniformed Reserve Deputy Sheriff with the Orange County [California] Sheriff's Department.

As I near my 40th birthday, and prepare to welcome my first born son in a few weeks, I will leave voluntary service in the military to others.

Jon

OYE Comment:

We thank Mr. Fleischman for having considered volunteering for military service and for sharing the results of his deliberations with the American people by responding to Our Question. [Although it's off our topic, we note that he mentioned other service to the community.]

We also thank Mr. Fleischman for having the Courage to respond; very few, such as Henry Hager, do any more.

When evaluating Mr. Fleischman's comments on the war or other issues of the day, the American people may take his Answer into account in making their own decisions.

In speaking for myself, I've found that I've lowered my standards considerably when I contact a subject to post on OYE. If the person responds back to me giving me at least weak answer as to why they haven't enlisted, I now view them as the 'admirable' cowards. Most don't respond (i.e. Greg Porter) or don't answer the questions I ask (i.e. Shawn Fago). So I guess I'll take this moment to thank Mr. Fleischman for being on the high end of the gutless.